April 12

...2002, Nicolas Ghesquière was embroiled in a copyright drama after being accused of plagiarising the styles of a dead designer. According to reports, Ghesquière copied the exquisite patchworks of San Francisco designer Kaisik Wong - who died in 1990 - for his Balenciaga spring/summer 2002 collection. Ghesquière was only too happy to admit he was influenced by the Seventies creations of lesser known Wong. "I did it - yes," he said. "I'm very flattered that people are looking at my sources of inspiration. This is how I work. I've always said I'm looking at vintage clothes." Asked whether he thought the furore would damage his reputation as a ground-breaking designer, he replied simply: "No, I'm known for many things." The "copied" design in question was a patchwork shell top by Wong that appeared in a 1974 reference book, Native Flash & Funk. "We thought it was a theatrical costume," Ghesquière said later.

...2005, charges of blackmail and theft against Pete Doherty were dropped and it was revealed he would not be going to prison. Following a scuffle with filmmaker Max Carlish at a London hotel in February 2005, Doherty and Alan Wass, a guitarist for the Left Hand band, were arrested and Doherty spent four nights in jail before being bailed. The charges were dropped due to "insufficient evidence for a realistic chance of prosecution".

...2007, Gisele Bündchen was hotly tipped for a part in The Da Vinci Code sequel Angels and Demons. The Brazilian supermodel, who had small parts in The Devil Wears Prada and Taxi was allegedly joining Tom Hanks to play a fairly prominent role in the screen adaptation of the novel by Dan Brown. Bündchen did not appear in the film, which was released in 2009.